...before firing Bill Robinson becomes an option. Now settle down... I am not saying that I want Robinson fired. I just want to know others opinions as to how long the team must hit poorly before it is something to be considered.

 

Let's be honest people. If the team continues their hitting inconsistencies, the Front Office will consider making moves. The easiest scape-goat right now is Robinson. Who the replacement will be, I don't know, but the Front Office has to consider the possibility of a similar turnaround to the one experienced by the pitching staff when they brought in Rosie in early 2003 (farewell good friend, you did us well). So that it is clear, this isn't a hate piece or cheap shot at Bill. Its just a celebration of the drama that is baseball. :thumbup

Dunno... if the offense really stinks it up, maybe 2 months into the season... but it might depend on how far down they dropped in the standings.

If the Marlins are scoring less than 4.75 runs per game by the middle of May and we're more than 5 games behind first place, then I say go ahead and make a change. This offense should score about 800 or more runs this season... about 5 or more runs per game. The pitching isn't going to have an ERA under 2 forever... so we gotta start being more consistent.

 

That said, it is important to point out that 7 games is hardly a large sample. If we get to 45-50 games and this continues, then we need to make a change.

If our offense for the most part remains dormant outside of the occasional 9 run explosion, it shouldn't be long.

Delgado can't do it by himself.

 

When are JP, Luis and Lowell going to start to contribute?

 

Lowell is up there just hacking away. It looks like he is popping up over 75% of all his batted balls.

the question is, how long can we afford to be inconsistant??? these things are identical as last year, low average with RISP not a lot of walks..and no fundamentals, guys swinging at first pitches with runners on, lets say, runner on second with a right handed pitcher up, they're first ball swinging at a fast ball oer the inner half of the plate and unable to get a pitch to the opposite field. yes a lot is the players but a hitting coach has a job to do, albeit small, i mena, pitchers aren't even excecuting bunts. the clock is ticking

This isn't a hitting coach issue. These guys are just rusty from the winter. Give it some time.

I say he's gone by the end of the month if our inconsistencies don't work themselves out.

 

And it's not like we'd be overreacting when it comes to Robinson, the offense has been anemic since June of last season...

I say we give him time to work the rust off probably by the end of April before you have to decide. This team looks so much like last years they get runners on but they can't advance them and they can't put a string of hits together, Mike Lowell's AB last night in the eighth was an absolute disgrace, we all know Mike is better than that but we need to figure out the problem and fix it because this team has way too much talent to be hovering around 500